The perils and necessities of saying ‘I don’t know’
By Thomas Reese
(RNS) — In political, academic and ecclesial life, expressing uncertainty is the equivalent of committing professional suicide.
Prime Minister Netanyahu, don’t take us to Masada
By Jeffrey Salkin
(RNS) — Israel survived a night of dark fear. Let's keep it that way.
How OJ Simpson changed the male-only way I talk, think and pray about God
By Joshua Hammerman
(RNS) — OJ's violence toward his wife convinced me to pursue a more gender-balanced liturgy.
Pope Francis sides with Peruvian villagers who accused Catholic group of trying to steal their land
By Gabriela Molina
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — On Saturday, Francis urged the Catacaos villagers to persist in their efforts to defend the land, where they raise cattle and produce honey.
Unfazed by danger and power, Guatemalan cardinal keeps up fight for migrants and the poor
By Giovanna Dell'orto
HUEHUETENANGO, Guatemala (AP) — Elevated by Pope Francis to the top hierarchy of the Catholic Church, Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini has continued his unflinching focus on the poor, the Indigenous and the migrant.
As a landmark United Methodist gathering approaches, African churches weigh their future.
By Peter Smith
(AP) — Today, members from four continents vote at legislative gatherings, serve on boards together, go on mission trips to each others’ countries and are largely governed by the same rules.
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